Ice Hockeyseason 2022/23
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The new national team led by the Canadian coach wins the Sarkozy Tamas Memorial Tournament beating France in the final: the Azzurri haven't won a Euro Ice Hockey Challenge for 16 years ...
Monday 14 November 2022 5 minutes reading time
A spectacular first, for the Italhockey who won the Sarkozy Tamas Memorial Tournament in Budapest in the debut appointment, on the national bench, of coach Mike Keenan with whom the project was started a few weeks ago to get up to at the Milan Cortina 2026 Games.
A great success for the Azzurri, who beat France 4-3 after the penalty shots in the very final on the Hungarian ice, thanks to Enrico Miglioranzi's winning penalty shot. A challenge to the last breath, which saw the triumph of the Blue Team, protagonist of an ever-growing tournament. The national team thus returns to win a Euro Ice Hockey Challenge, a goal that has been missing since 2006.
Coach Mike Keenan kept Fazio, Glira, Ginnetti, Marchetti, Kasslatter, Felicetti and Gellon at rest for the final act, among the posts there is Fadani. After two minutes and twenty-eight seconds, Italy goes on to lead: Sanna serves Brunner, who from the middle distance makes no mistake and hits his first goal with the blue jersey. The doubling is a matter of moments: at 4''06 ”, in powerplay, Pietroniro shoots his second goal in two games. France tries to react and Fadani keeps his side up with two major interventions on Dair, Fabre and then again on Ville.
At 16''11 "the transalpines shorten the distance: Koudri rushes on a short rebound and scores. Just 65 ”later the Blue Team drops the trio, thanks to Di Perna's long-range shot that crosses the traffic and beats Papillon. France changes the goalkeeper for the central period with the entry of Junca. Fadani stops a wild Fabre, then it is Bozon who hits the post from a distance. At 25''09 "here is the goal of 2-3: nice action by Simonsen who concentrates, collects a counter and deposits at the bottom of the bag.
After a wasted powerplay on each side, Italy returns to grind the game and produces three clear chances with Zanetti, who lacks cynicism in front of the opposing goalkeeper. Traversa also tries in the final of the second half, which ends 3-2 for the Azzurri. In the third half France can try with two consecutive powerplay: in the first, Italy touches the goal with the man less with an action on the Frigo-Sanna axis, on the second instead, at 51 `` 48 ”Of the match, Fabre hits the equalizer with a deflected shot that gets behind Fadani.
The match remains in balance and Italy fails a great opportunity in powerplay between the third half and the overtime. We go to penalties, Petan and Brunner score, but France holds the shot and takes the challenge to the bitter end: Enrico Miglioranzi's slapshot decides the dispute.
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